Beekeeper

without them being harmed. Beekeeper numbers has declined in the past years. Humans rely mostly on domesticated honey bees to pollinate gardens and crops. Local beekeepers sell honey, there are benefits for your health from eating honey. Keeping local beekeepers in business is good for both the humans and the bees (Baskind). Buying honey from local beekeepers is safer for the honeybees. Big commercial companies care less about the bees health, versus the local beekeepers, who are more concerned…

difficult, but there are a few methods that are regularly undertaken to obtain the bees needed. As a novice beekeeper, you should probably leave the more difficult methods to keepers with more experience, but it's best to have the knowledge that there are other ways. Catching a Swarm Catching a swarm is exactly what it sounds like, but it is not ideal for beginners. Some seasoned beekeepers will argue that, because this method is free, it is the best way to get bees for your hive. However,…

One environmental problem located in California is the bees, as they are dying at a fast rate. In an article titled “No Bees, No Food” published on the California Environment website it talks about the current problem beekeepers are dealing with. It states that each year beekeepers are reporting that they are losing on average 30% of their honey bee colonies each year. They believe that there could be several…

"The Case of the Poor Man's Bees" In “The Case of the Poor Man’s Bees,” a rich man (John) and a poor beekeeper (myself) are neighbors having adjacent gardens. John argues that my bees are harming his flowers while they are feeding on them. He does not see the bees as a source of pollination and a beneficial source for his plants. As a result of, he asked me to move my bees so that they would stop feeding on his flowers. I insisted that the bees were simply pollinating the flowers and…

United States, according to Gene Brandi, a California beekeeper and vice president of the American Beekeeping Federation. Since the honeybees’ health has been going downhill, California is attracting more bees in from various parts of the United States. Beekeepers are sending their beehives to California every year when the state has nearly 500,000 beehives, with at least another million coming to California from thousands of miles away. Beekeepers in the United States make less profit producing…

are many contributing factors to the decrease in the bee populations. He mentioned that some of the threats are pesticides, environments having less wildflowers, urbanization taking over natural habitats, diseases, and parasites. He states that starting a beehive in your backyard is really simple, but it is harder to “keep [it] going.” Winston mentions that the future is going to be hard without changes made in agriculture. He is very concerned about the chemicals and fertilizers used in…

uncover the truth behind the decrease in bees and how to better sustain the honey bee population. Many people find bees to be a stinging nuisance, but they are forgetting what an important role bees play in our environment. In the recent years, beekeepers have been reporting losses of about 30% of honeybee colonies each winter (Environment, n.d). This is a serious issue in places such as New Hampshire…

Beekeepers are reporting alarming statistics regarding the deaths of multiple bee hives and scientists, researchers, and the public are concerned. Since 2006 beekeepers have seen an average decline of 33% of bees in colonies each year. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is the official name of the bee-killing disease, and this problem will significantly affect the economy and agriculture of the U.S. “About one mouthful in three of our diet directly or indirectly benefits from honeybee…

“The Father of Beekeeping” Lorenzo L. Langstroth was born on December 25, 1810, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Lorenzo was an adventure boy, who he loved to study small insects. Wretchedly, as he began to grow up he forgot about his love for bugs. In the year 1831 Lorenzo graduated from Yale University with a degree in theology(ExploringPahistory.com). He put his degree to good use and became a pastor of numerous congregational churches in Massachusetts, two of these churches were the South…

This loss is about twice as high as what U.S. beekeepers consider economically tolerable. The disappearance of bees is known as colony collapse disorder, and it is still not understood by scientists yet. Dr. Clark Danderson, an associate biology professor at Aquinas, says that typically if the hive is…